Stord raises $250m at $3bn valuation – The Loadstar 26/05/2026 Related Stories Topics Stord X Sign-In Here For uninterrupted access, sign in or sign up to The Daily News, Premium or The Loadstar Enterprise Plan. Username or Email Password Forgotten your password? Remember me on this device This site uses cookies and other tracking technologies […]
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Rhine barge. Photo: © VanderWolfImages Dreamstime.com. 26/05/2026 Hobbled by an influx of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) arriving at ports, Europe’s inland waterways are now contending with increasing temperatures provoking decreasing water levels, extending delays for those wishing to use barges. The current level on the Rhine’s Kaub gauge is 110cm, with forecasts for water levels
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OceanX: Gulf War III; ‘Pay or delay’; Mærsk vs CMA; K+N vs DHL Celebrations first! It was International Women’s Day yesterday, 8 March: big thanks to all the amazing … OceanX radar Mar 9, 2026• 0 Comments• Share
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26/05/2026 European shippers and forwarders have welcomed the new free-trade agreement between the EU and Mexico, which was inked at a summit in Mexico City at the end of last week. It builds on the trade accord signed in 2000 and provides duty-free access for almost all goods. Closer economic economic ties between the bloc
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26/05/2026 DHL, Expeditors, and Matson are all pointing to the same thing: AI infrastructure rapidly becoming one of the logistics industry’s most important new cargo verticals, reshaping freight flows across multiple regions – and modes. What began as a surge in semiconductor and GPU shipments is now reshaping freight networks more broadly, driving demand for
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Photo: Dreamstime.com 26/05/2026 French container shipping line CMA CGM was the latest carrier to report reduced first-quarter profits today, on the back of weak freight rates and a loss of market share. Defining its results as “resilient”, CMA CGM reported first-quarter volumes of 5.93m teu, a 1.5% year-on-year increase on the 5.85m teu it handled
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ID 33192614 © Stbernardstudio | Dreamstime.com 26/05/2026 The first-quarter (Q1 26) results of France’s CMA CGM Group, released on Friday 22 May ahead of our bank holiday, were particularly uninspiring with regard to the Ebitda margin tied to its 3PL arm, Ceva Logistics. And, unsurprisingly, that disclosure comes just as Ceva-related M&A rumours in logistics
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26/05/2026 A bit of straightforward reporting is mandatory today as the depressing ’stock story’ of WiseTech (WTC) is overshadowed by other events in recent days and weeks. Rewind: it was earlier this month when management attended a Macquarie event in Sydney. With hindsight, adding fuel to the fire after months of pain and uncertainty for WTC
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CH Robinson CFO: ‘Benefits of AI go way beyond productivity’ CH Robinson CFO Damon Lee writes: At Robinson, productivity gains tend to get the headlines. Since … Artificial Intelligence CH Robinson Mar 6, 2026• 0 Comments• Share
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